This is how Mary Schmich of the Tribune wants Chicagoans to understand the nature of a beating meted out by a score or less of vigorous black youth. Just like the photo above, for all the readers in Lake County.
Flash Mobs is a cute name. It is an adorable way to describe the pummeling of victims by a score or less of hardy youths enjoying an outing in the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Northwestern Campus, River North, or even the Bean. Flash Mob is the latest Chicago Media serving of Blatant …

On April 21st, I posted the announcement of Eder Cruz Leo 2011 selection as one of 31 Illinois recipients of the Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship. The Gates Millennium Scholarship follows the recipient for his or her post-secondary education: college, post-graduate ( Law, Medicine etc.)
Eder Cruz transferred to Leo High School from Cristo Rey in his sophomore year. For two years Eder was the only non-African American student here at Leo High School.

Mark Brown’s column is a look at this remarkable young man. Mr. Brown does a splendid job …

Ever since the Mumia/Burge/Innocence/Gotcha Medill/Lawsuit Lotto Lawyer collective began charging police officers, City, County, State and Federal Justice Systems with systemic race-based torture, false prosecution and intimidation via editorial board, no newsman has ever questioned the roots of the conglomerate formed to challenge arrests, investigations, prosecutions and incarcerations of career murderers, gang-bangers, arsonists and felons. Until now.

A conglomerate consisting of University based foundations like the MacArthur Center for Justice, the Center for Wrongful Convictions, the Medill School of Journalism, the Innocence Project, lawyers like G. Flint Taylor and John Loevy, …

Counter-terrorism seems to be most effective when terrorists are personally held accountable by lawful governments. Elite specialists go in and kill them all. Strike fast and get out. The Israelis are past masters of this form of warfare. Use our intelligence capabilities and send in our best trained warriors to kill criminals. Terror meets reality. In his last nano second alive, I hope that Osama said, ” I over-played my hand.”

In some way, I hope he also knew who pulled the trigger – President Obama.
Not since President Reagan has a …

From Pat Hickey

Big Top Barry says,
“We’ve got enormous challenges ahead of us . . . We have to make a series of very difficult decisions about how we invest in our future but also get ahold of the deficit and debt,. . . “But we’re not going to be able to do it if we are distracted. We’re not going to be able to do it if we spend time vilifying each other. We’re not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend …

Ditch symbolism for substance. Go back to Chicken and Waffles and actually have lunch and have the waitresses and bus boys sit with you for a few minutes over coffee and tea – then pick up the check. Drop into a few schools unanounced – Simeon, Fenger, Calumet and then wander over to Leo, Mount Carmel and Maria. Go along with Water Department Crew during the next freeze of twenty below and stand with the guys when a burts pipeline is fixed -quickly and effectively. Take the RedLine with an …

Today Rich Miller portays Civil War historian Shelby Foote with an Illinois factoid that perfectly matches the Media’s demand that Rahm be ballot worthy – he is; they did. Even Miller’s Civil War guy defeated the vile post-Bellum Appelate Court of Illinois. Here is where Gabby Miller snaps his galluses – them’s suspenders, Son – too broadly, over-plays his hand and tosses out facts that are looser than a box of snuff:
A few years ago, former Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas wanted to run for office in Illinois but was …

This is the season of the Nativity. This is the celebration of Christ’ birth and the time when the gospels coming up to and beyond Christmas Day help us relate the genealogy and Nativity narratives to our lives. It is a season of sharing and giving. One aspect of the Nativity narratives that is sobering is Herod’s slaughter if the innocents. The horror and spectacle of this State sponsored terror still grips good people. We understand this horror in the light of history – especially the …

Ceasefire should handle any and all disturbances at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC). With more than 1,200 street activists of ‘turned around’ male role models, Ceasefire can put out the fire of burning youth behind bars, without burden of systemic racism all too often the fulcrum of Peoples Law Office and MacArthur Center for Justice suits against Chicago Police and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.

The Skilled and calming voices of Ceasefire will diffuse any unhappiness or imbroglio among unruly and troubled youths in residence at the Center. …

Wonderboy and Nasty Man?
The race is not always to the swift . . . witness the career of former Senator Roland Burris. The race is not always to the virtuous and pure . . . witness the pistachio snitching Governor Goof only months away from a Federal Jumpsuit.

The race for Chicago mayor has more entries than a British Race Meeting and like the Darbies of Perfidious Albion the Rowley Mile home stretch is all uphill. The field is choked with nags, plugs, geldings, cobs, packhorses and the odd …